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Ferrari NV (RACE) Q1 2022 Earnings Call Transcript
RACE Earnings Call - Final Transcript
Ferrari NV (NYSE: RACE) Q1 2022 earnings call dated May. 04, 2022
Nicoletta Russo — Head of Investor Relations
Benedetto Vigna — Chief Executive Officer
Antonio Picca Piccon — Chief Financial Officer
Giulio Pescatore — BNPP — Analyst
Martino de Ambroggi — Equita — Analyst
Susy Tibaldi — UBS — Analyst
George Galliers — Goldman Sachs — Analyst
Stephen Reitman — Societe Generale — Analyst
Thomas Besson — Kepler Cheuvreux — Analyst
Gabriel Adler — Citi — Analyst
Gianluca Bertuzzo — Intermonte — Analyst
Adam Jonas — Morgan Stanley — Analyst
Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Ferrari 2022 Q1 Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]
I would now like to hand over the conference to your first speaker today, Nicoletta Russo. Nicoletta, please go ahead.
Thank you, Stephen, and welcome to everyone who is joining us. Today, we plan to cover the group's Q1 2022 operating results, and the duration of the call is expected to be around 60 minutes. Today's call will be hosted by the Group Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Benedetto Vigna; and Group Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Antonio Picca Piccon.
All relevant materials are available in the Investors section of the Ferrari corporate website. And at the end of the presentation, we will be available to answer your questions. Before we begin, let me remind you that any forward-looking statements we might make during today's call are subject to the risks and uncertainties mentioned in the safe harbor statement included on Page two of today's presentation, and the call will be governed by this language.
With that said, I'd like to turn the call over to Benedetto.
[Foreign Speech], Nicoletta. Thank you, everyone, for joining us today. I would like to start by thanking all the women, all the men in Ferrari for their passion and dedication, which has been essential to navigate the first months of this year. All of them contributed with their tireless effort in achieving the strong results that we are going to present today.
Before addressing our results for the first quarter of '22, I would like to spend a few words on the current international scenario and ongoing conflict in Ukraine. While opening for a rapid return to dialogue and the peaceful resolution, our thoughts and support go out to those affected. Ferrari is playing its small part alongside the institution to bring relief to this situation.
In relation to this ongoing crisis and its implication, our supply chain has continued to prove its resilience, guaranteeing a smooth production at our facilities. We have no doubt the current macroeconomic scenario is causing new challenge. However, our team in Ferrari, also with the support of our partners, have been able to manage this situation properly. That said, while we continue to monitor the current scenario on our supply chain, we have not been immune to inflation. However, this is limited to a portion of our cost base.
In fact, we have seen some increase in energy and certain raw material cost, mainly aluminum and precious metals. But in light of this, we immediately took two actions to preserve our profitability: the first, in fall of last year, we apply a price increase across our current product range; the second, we just set the price positioning of our new models to adequately reflect our estimates on cost inflation.
At the beginning of the year, we announced the new organizational structures achieved through both the promotion of homegrown talent and a number of key strategic externalize. The new organization is designed to further foster innovation, optimize processes, enhance agility and increase collaboration, being open and more horizontal. And I'm very much delighted to see that we are on the right transformation path.
Moving to the first quarter result. I'm very pleased to highlight the following four record quarterly data: the first, the revenues at EUR1.2 billion, up 17% versus the prior year; EBITDA at EUR423 million; industrial free cash flow generation was approximately EUR300 million, almost twice compared to what we achieved a year ago, sustained by the strong profitability in the advances collected on the Daytona SP3.
Our order book continues to be very strong, much stronger than ever, and it covers very well into 2023. I'm proud to state that most of our models are already sold out, and this is not just for the limited series. All of this was made possible, thanks to the following three elements: number one, our product offer is truly astonishing, it now includes V8 and V12 thermal engine as well as V8 and V6 hybrid solution, further enriched by the recent unveil of the 296 GTS; number two, the strength of our net order intake that continued over the quarter; number three, the exceptionally strong performance of the preowned business sustained by the economic climate.
As part of our recent activities, I would also like to underline the following three key facts. Let's start with the signatures of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Italian Ministry of Economic Development Invitalia and the Emilia-Romagna region. This agreement will focus on industrial projects and research and development activities for new technologies aimed at bringing tangible benefit from an environmental perspective as well as increasing digitalization.
Such projects will further foster our competitive advantage since they will ensure the vertical integration of key components to be end crafted here in Maranello. The plant will lead to the employment of 250 new hires, further boosting the territory of Maranello in Modena as a hub for excellence and increasingly attractive to new skill sets required by the automotive industry.
Secondly, the Daytona SP3 was awarded with the Red Dot: Best of the Best. This international award, once again, is a testament to the passionate work of all the Ferrari team. And finally, the Annual General Meeting approved a dividend distribution of approximately EUR250 million, representing a 57% increase of the dividend paid per share compared to the prior year. This is combined with our ongoing multiyear share repurchase program to reward our shareholders.
Now let's move to the product excellence and customers' activities. In the last few months, we have continued our engagement activities with clients and the media with the 296 GTB, a model that is receiving unanimous praise, giving the utmost level of fun-to-drive experience, coupled with our innovative V6 hybrid engine. Evidence of such success is the robust order collection, a record level in a quarter if compared to any other model, and it paves the way for the recently unveiled 296 GTS, it's Spider version.
The 296 GTS marks a further step in our electrification journey and reached our hybrid offering, now made up of four different models and covering differentiated needs of our customer base. This latest product launch is the fifth cornerstone on our electrification path after LaFerrari, SF90 Stradale, SF90 Spider and 296 GTB. Moreover, with the launch of the 296 GTS, we are just one step away from completing the 15 models promised at the 2018 Capital Market Day.
And this leads me to the last but not least, launch, the highly coveted and much anticipated Purosangue, a unique and uncompromising Ferrari. At this earth beats the most iconic Ferrari engine of all time, our naturally aspirated V12, celebrating the blood line of performance, innovation and excellence. I can testify to its outstanding driving experience, while I was driving it on the years — here close to Maranello.
It has agility and the fun to drive typical of our sport car, believe me. What also thrills me is seeing the Formula One racing team competing back at the top, thanks to our current drivers and F1-75, which has proved itself to be reliable and up for the highest challenge. It is mine and the whole team greater satisfaction to see our hard work starting to pay off. In GT racing, we are consolidating the great performance of last year, with several victories already achieved.
Important to underline that the motor sport season have just begun, and we will continue to fight race by race with ambition and humility. Attention to details, focus and continuous learning will be key as the season unfolds. We are also on track for our return in FIA WC (sic) [WEC] Top Class from 2023 that will have its highlight in the Le Mans 24 hours, a race where so many great chapters in our motor racing history have been played out.
It is a competition that represents another opportunity for us to fight at highest level while pushing the boundaries of technology on the track to then transfer it to the next generation of Ferrari road car. Moving to the brand diversification activities. In February, we hosted the second fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week, presented our new Ferrari fall winter collection, which received international acclaim.
Lastly, I look forward to meeting you in person here in Maranello on June 16 when we will open the doors of our company to analysts, investors and journalists to present the industrial plan for the coming years. The Capital Market Day will allow us the opportunity to articulate our constant drive for innovation, for exclusivity and for excellence. In June, we will share with all attendance, our future strategy well grounded in a solid plan.
I will now hand over to Antonio, who will receive — review the Q1 '22 results.
Thank you, Benedetto, and good morning or afternoon to everyone joining us today. Let's start on Page seven with the highlights of this first quarter, a very strong start, actually, to the year with two or even three-digit growth for all our KPIs. Shipments were 3,251 units, up more than 17% versus prior year. Group net revenues were EUR1.186 billion, up the same versus prior year. EBITDA reached EUR423 million, up 12.5% year-over-year with an EBITDA margin of 35.6%.
This was lower compared to the extraordinary highs of last year since the exceptionally strong product mix of Q1 '21 in terms of gross margin recovering from 2020, was further emphasized by steel restrained costs. EBIT was EUR307 million, up 15.4% year-over-year. Net profit came in at EUR239 million, up 16.4% versus prior year, resulting in a diluted EPS of EUR1.29 compared to EUR1.11 in Q1 '21.
The industrial free cash flow generation for the quarter was strong at EUR299 million, supported by the collection of the advances for the Daytona SP3 and the 812 Competizione A. Turning to Page 8. You can see the details of the Q1 shipments. From now on, we will show the breakdown of our shipments into ICEs and hybrids. As we already noted, the previous fleet based on the number of cylinders has become less and less meaningful.
The product portfolio in the quarter included eight thermal engine models and two hybrids, representing 83% and 17% of total shipments, respectively. As per our programs, our hybrid offer will be further enriched by the start of deliveries of the 296 GTB in the second quarter, while we continue to serve the impressive order book recorded for all our current range, including certain ICE models whose life cycle has been extended.
Deliveries in the quarter were driven by the Ferrari Roma, the SF90 family as well as the Portofino M. In the quarter, we also commenced the first delivery of the 812 Competizione, while those of the Ferrari Monza SP1 and SP2 were lower than the prior year and reached the end of the limited series run. Quarterly shipments reflected a deliberate geographic allocation in response to port congestion experienced in the first month of the year, which explains the decrease of our deliveries to America.
On Page nine, you can see the work of our group revenues. At constant currency, they grew by 16.6%. Revenues from cars and spare parts were up 18%, net of the different exchange rates, driven by volumes, positive product mix and pricing together with the contribution from personalizations. Revenues from personalizations were higher than the prior year in absolute terms, sustained by volumes, while substantially in line around 17% in proportion to revenues from cars and spare parts.
Engine revenues were down 19%, given the lower shipments to Maserati, whose contract is approaching the expiration in 2023. The increase in sponsorship, commercial and brand up more than 17% at constant currency was essentially attributable to the better prior year Formula One ranking and the contribution from brand-related activities. This was partially offset by lower sponsorship.
Other revenues were mainly related to other supporting activities. Currency, including translation and transaction impacts as well as foreign currency hedges had a total positive contribution of EUR eight million, mostly related to the U.S. Dollar and the Chinese Yuan. As we move to Page 10, let me review the change in our EBIT Bridge, explained by the following variances. Volume was positive for EUR59 million, reflecting the shipments increase.
Mix price variance was also positive in absolute terms for EUR13 million, driven by the product mix, supported by the SF90 family and personalizations. This was just partly offset by the increased weight of the Portofino M and the Ferrari Roma, as well as the lower contribution of the Ferrari Monza. Please remind that we expect the product mix variance to become negative as the year-end falls, given the phaseout of the Monzas in Q1 and the phase-in of the Daytona SP3 in 2023.
Industrial and R&D expenses grew EUR18 million in the quarter due to energy and some material cost increases, as anticipated by Benedetto as well as higher depreciation and amortization. SG&A were negative by EUR14 million, mainly reflecting definitely more lively communication and marketing activities and our lifestyle events as well as the company organizational development.
Other was substantially flat. In essence, this reflects a better prior year Formula One ranking and higher contribution from brand-related and other supporting activities, offset by lower sponsorship, reduced engine shipments to Maserati and various other expenses also accrued on the basis of current year ranking. The total net impact of currency was positive for EUR two million.
As a result of what I just mentioned, EBIT reached EUR307 million, up 15.4% versus the prior year with an EBIT margin of 25.9%. Turning to Page 11. The remarkable industrial free cash flow generation of this quarter determined by the strong profitability, and we already mentioned advances on the Daytona SP3 and 812 Competizione A within our wider definition of working capital was offset only in part by the inventory increase related to the project volume growth for the year as well as by capital expenditure of EUR132 million.
The pace of spending is in line with our plans to contain capex at around EUR800 million in 2022. In the quarter, the capitalization ratio of our development expenses was approximately 38%, in line with the prior year. Net industrial debt as of the end of March '22 was EUR136 million compared to EUR297 million at December 2021, barely reflecting the significant free cash flow net of EUR135 million paid in the context of our share repurchase program.
As anticipated by Benedetto, the Annual General Meeting approved the dividend distribution of approximately EUR250 million to be paid in a couple of days on May 6. On Page 12, we confirm the guidance for 2022, which firmly targets solid growth on all metrics and robust cash generation amidst all the challenges that this dramatic start of the year is posing in several respects. I think this completes our review for the quarter. As usual, I thank you for listening and very much look forward to seeing you soon in Maranello at our Capital Markets Day.
I now turn the call over to Nicoletta.
Thank you, Antonio. We are now ready to start the Q&A session. Stephen, I'll turn the call over to you. Thank you.
Thank you, Nicoletta. [Operator Instructions] The first question comes from Giulio Pescatore from BNPP. Please go ahead sir.
Thanks for taking my question. The first one on the guidance, one very simple question. Your target range implies an EBIT margin of about 23%, even at the higher end in the next nine months. Isn't that slightly too conservative despite the higher R&D and weakening mix? And the second question on the Monza. I just want to make sure I understood it correctly, can you confirm that there are no more Monza due for deliveries in Q2, it was completely phased out on Q1?
And then the last one on the Purosangue, thanks for the extra color on the engine — the V12 engine. But can you maybe give us the reasoning behind the decision to launch the Purosangue without a hybrid system, also given that this is a model that we had hoped that would improve your position in China? Thank you.
Okay. Thank you, Giulio. I start with the second question, and then Antonio will comment on the first one. So the Purosangue will be a naturally aspirated V12, our iconic model. We have been testing different options. But then I think it was clear that to celebrate the blood line of the performance, innovation experience, the V12 and the experience and the product performance.
It is able to deliver has been the right solution to push to the market. So there has been a clear result of our testing and also our discussion with the market. For the month, I can reaffirm what Antonio said that we stopped production and the sales of Monza in Q1.
For the other part of the question, Antonio, you may help on this direction.
Yes. Giulio, the guidance that we provided on EBIT is based on the fact that DNA will accrue over the course of the year, not linearly, but based on the start of production of our new model. So it's basically growing during the course of the year.
Okay. And as follow-up on the guidance, we also saw the U.S. dollar appreciating quite significantly. Is that already reflected in the guidance you have?
Yes. The reason why we have — we are not basically making significant changes is because, as you know, we are following a foreign exchange hedging policy. So there might be opportunities around that depending on how much remains free from hedging, but we prefer to stay cautious on that because it's unpredictable what happens to the currencies.
Understood. Thank you and see you soon.
And the next question comes from Martino de Ambroggi from Equita. Please go ahead sir.
Thank you. Good morning, good afternoon everybody. The first is on — always on the guidance. If I take your volumes in Q1 and then multiply by four, which is quite usual, let's say, in normal years in the past, I get something in the region of 13,000 units. So first question, is it reasonable this figure as the underlying volumes in your full year guidance?
Hi, Martino, maybe I take this one. As you know, we do not comment on shipments. I think our revenues is really what is driving our results. So we are focusing on that one. We may add that, obviously, due to the significant order book, shipments will remain high over the course of the year, yes.
Okay. The second part of the question, even if it's not 13,000 in any case, it is a significant growth for just one year. And if I remember correctly, your output capacity is 15,000, 16,000. So if you maintain the same pace also knowing that the Purosangue will be all additional we don't know the amount of volumes but will be additional. So probably you have another 2, three years' time before needing to either add a shift or add capacity, just to know what you're thinking about it.
It's a good question. Martino, thank you. I think you will have a clear answer to all your deduction, let's say the 16th of June. What I can tell you is that also for all the cars we make, we will keep clear in mind the exclusivity. You remember well, the capacity that we have is in that ballpark. I can tell you that we are not planning investment to take — to increase that numbers.
Okay. And the last question is a more specific question on prices. During your introduction remarks, you mentioned that you already revised upward prices last year in order to offset raw material and other cost inflation, and you are also revising prices this year. Could you provide us just a rough indication of the amount of price revision?
The price increase that has been already applied is in the range of 2%. This is already, I mean delivered to the market. It's on the process. Some is out already in Q1, some other are coming.
Okay. So, I was wrong in understanding there was one last year and another one coming.
No, no, you are right. I mean, there are two things. There are the model that have been already — the old model, let me say, and the new model. The old model is the price increase ballpark I gave you. For the new model, there is a different price increase that is different from the 2%. So you understood well, is we are talking about two different things.
Okay, thank you very much.
And the next question comes from Susy Tibaldi from UBS. Please go ahead maam.
Thank you for taking my question. So my first one would be on the demand, which you already indicated it continues to be extremely strong. Your order books are record high, but can you just give us some more comments qualitatively? I mean, are you really not seeing any impact from all the macro pressures that we are seeing? So maybe by geography, is there anything at all that maybe worth flagging? Or is this high-end consumer really spending the same as before or even more? And then my second question would be on China.
We saw a strong increase in volumes in China, which is said to be in line with the demand there. I was wondering which models are seeing the most success in China? And when it comes to the Chinese market, is this demand concentrated in few key areas? Or how do you see that will be very interesting to get some color? Thank you.
Okay. I start from the second, Susy. So in China, we see — we have a very good traction on the eight cylinders, ICE and hybrid. So I think this is really a good summary of what we see in China. When it comes instead to the trend of the demand, I mean, clearly, we are watching carefully. We expect a different pattern also because we basically — most of — several models are sold out. And I'm talking about the F8 and talking about the Portofino, about 812. So we expect a different pattern also because we deliberately selected to sold out and to terminate some models.
Okay, understood. Thanks.
And the next question comes from George Galliers from Goldman Sachs. Please go ahead sir.
Yes. Thank you for taking my question.The first question is on the Purosangue, again. So I'm very excited to see this, and thank you for the incremental details. When you think about the pricing of the Purosangue and its exclusivity, obviously, if we look at some of the other high-end utility vehicles in the market. We're seeing huge waitlists and cars being sold on very quickly in the secondhand market at very large premiums.
So when you think about the pricing of the Purosangue, do you plan to price it at a level where Ferrari is the main beneficiary for the strong demand rather than sellers in the used car market? And are you also taking any additional measures to control which customers are prioritized on the product? The second question I had was just on the deposits. I don't know if you could confirm what percent of deposits on the Competizione A and the Daytona have been taken during the quarter? Thank you.
So I start, George, I take the question on the Purosangue, Antonio will take the first one. So on the Purosangue, I would say that clearly, we have price in mind. We cannot change, unfortunately. But we want to preserve always for — also for this car, we keep in mind the exclusivity. Exclusivity is one strategic guideline. We push we keep pushing, and we want to make sure that this stays well grounded in the DNA of all the product we developed.
So Purosangue will also be considered this dimension of exclusivity. In terms of, as I said, price and the customer base, we have clear ideas. And let's say, we will address properly at the right time. I — instead for the advanced payment, the other question, Antonio, you may help.
George, the net impact of contribution of the Daytona and the A Competizione is in the region of EUR80 million. Obviously, this is a net impact, meaning the cash inflow has been higher than that. And half of it is due to the Daytona. And then we have a negative, which is the amount not collected on the Monza because already collected in the previous year. So it's basically a net between EUR120 million cash in and EUR30 million less collections on the month. Hope it helps.
And the next question comes from Stephen Reitman from Societe Generale. Thank you very much. Go ahead Stephen.
Thank you very much. Good afternoon gentlemen. I have a couple of questions. First of all, could you give us the number of Monza SP1, SP2s that were sold in this final quarter for this year? Secondly, could you comment a bit about what you said about the order book, you've mentioned very strong orders for the F8, which obviously is in its last — in its last selling period. When will this be finished relative to the SP being replaced by the 296 GTB and obviously, the GTS?
And finally, on sponsorship for the Formula One team, I understand obviously you lost your mission we know and has become like a co-sponsor but is no longer the main headline sponsor. Could you comment on what's happening on negotiations for replacing it? And I suspect that given the strong performance of the Formula One team, the negotiations are getting easier in terms of finding a main sponsor. Thank you.
Okay. So I'll start from the sponsors, other way around. So from the sponsor, as we said in the call, we see that we have a wider set of partners that are willing to — I mean, to work together with us. And this basket of partners. It goes from a technology to banks to also new players of a new economy.
So I would say that we see a positive trend over there. And we become more and more appealing as we win more if you can easily understand more and more Grand Prix. So if you want the summary is that it's true that we lost a big sponsor, but it's also true — I mean the contribution of the big sponsor is not so big like in the past, but it's also true now that we access to a more diversified set of sponsors.
Then I comment about the second part, it was the order book. The order book for the eight cylinders, the sport is rendered the F8 goes till end of next year, but we start to see allready an overlap with the 296 GTB that, as I said before, is — as the highest ever traction in terms of interest, in terms of order book for — from the — from many customers. Just to complete before handing over to Antonio, basically, we have also a strong traction, and we are sold out on the 12-cylinder on 812 basically for additional two years. The key point I would like to leave here is that in Q2, we already start to ship the 296 GTB.
Antonio, you want to comment?
And the last information was number of Monza sold in Q1, and the number is 40.
All right. Thank you. And just — sorry, if I could just put in one final one. Also on the Purosangue, do you envisage that the vehicle will only be powered by V12s? Or do you think that in the future also, it might take alternative different powertrains as well with a low number of cylinders?
[Foreign Speech] We do not comment on this, sorry.
We cannot comment.
Sorry about this, Stephen.
And the next question comes from Thomas Besson from Kepler Cheuvreux. Please go ahead sir.
It's Thomas from Kepler Cheuvreux. I also have a couple of questions, please. Firstly, I would like to confirm that your first quarter was probably the strongest in terms of profitability and free cash flow for the year.
Yes. Yes, Thomas. This has been a record quarter on all key metrics. Yes, you're right, absolute terms.
But it's fair to assume that the next three quarters are probably going to be a bit softer because you're still going to benefit from volumes, but less from the mix you had in [Indecipherable]?
Yes, this is a fair assumption. This is based on product mix on one end, the fact that we stopped selling the Monza in the end of the first quarter will not have yet the Daytona that is coming in 2023. And also in terms of the cash flow, this is due to the pace of election of the deposit during the course of the year. And obviously, that capital expenditure is growing and not linearly during the course of the year.
Yes. Thank you very much. I wanted to get back to Formula One. If we assume that your current strike continues and that you win the championship, which I think would be great. Could you just remind us what would be the impact on your 2023 accounts broadly speaking because it would be a substantial improvement?
Yes, it will be a positive. I can't quantify that, one, because it's also based on the EBITDA of the overall circles.
Okay. But would you say at least, it would be a substantial double-digit medium figure for your '23 EBITDA if you manage to win the championship? Or is it too much?
I prefer not to quantify. Let's assume it's an improvement anyway, which is — I mean perhaps not material in our numbers, but still a significant one.
Thank you. Last quick one, please. You mentioned in your prepared comments that the preowned business was very strong. Could you remind us where we can see that in your accounts, please?
Well, actually, you don't see this on our numbers or you would see it marginally in our financial services business, but really marginally. I think what we — the reason why we monitor it, though, is because it's very relevant to support the order intake, obviously, in the interest of a number of customers.
And the next question comes from Gabriel Adler from Citi. Please go ahead sir.
Hi! Good afternoon. There are two questions left from my side. Just coming back to free cash flow, you're very clearly running ahead of the run rate implied by the guidance. It was about EUR600 million. So could you provide some more color, please, on your expectations of working capital and capex through the year and the ramp that you expect to see that? And then secondly, on volumes.
I appreciate that you don't specifically guide on this, but I think previously, you've commented that the first half should be stronger than the second. Could you confirm whether that's still your expectation for the year? Thank you.
Yes. Sure, Gabriel. I think the first question in terms of cash flow, in terms of capital expenditure that is basically the main negative starting from the EBITDA. We expect it to annually grow up to approximately EUR800 million, overall figure. The pace of development, though, is not leaner during the course of the year. It's more exponential. That adds, of course, in terms of working capital around year-end.
So we expect also working capital, including deposits to be a positive in the year. And the guidance, the overall guidance is for not less than EUR600 million, overall, industrial free cash flow. The second question, forgive me is on volumes, whether H1 is better than H2? I would say not necessarily. It's more in terms of quality because of Q1 that includes the sales of the Monza.
Okay, understand. Thank you very much.
And the next question comes from Gianluca Bertuzzo, Intermonte. Please go ahead sir.
Hi everyone. Thank you for taking my question. I have two questions on the Purosangue, if I may. First one, if we look at some of your peers in the luxury industry, they faced cannibalization of the GT models after the launch of their SUV. Do you think this is a risk also for Ferrari as GT models represents almost 1/3 of your shipments? And the second one, do you have a certain threshold beyond which you will not go for the SUV in terms of volume compared to your total shipments? Thank you.
I start from the second one. Gianluca. We will — as I said, we will stick to exclusivity also for the Purosangue. Yes, clearly, we are — we have numbers clear in mind in terms of ratio to total numbers that we want to make as Purosangue. Then coming to the second question, I think that different Ferrari for different ferrarista or different Ferrari for different moments is a strategy where you can read the answer to the first question. So we have been — we are on the market different models. This has been proving a successful strategy, and we don't see this risk over cannibalization.
And the last question for the moment comes from Evan Silverberg from Morgan Stanley. Please go ahead sir.
Hi! It's Adam Jonas from Morgan Stanley. Can you hear me?
Yes, we can.
Okay. Great. Thanks everybody. So remind us of the technical production capacity for the entire company, body shop, paint shop, post Purosangue. You referred to it earlier, but I didn't hear the exact number or range of units.
15,000. Adam, 15,000.
Thank you. And just as a follow-up, the 250 new hires in Maranello and Modena, you referred to vertical integration of handcrafted components, that's a lot of employment, that's 5% of your company non-insignificant. Can you tell us what kind of components and technologies that these talented and very lucky individuals will be working on?
I know you are curious and you would like to have an answer. I think that we will have the pleasure to meet in person in a few weeks, and we will tell you exactly what we want to do, which are the strategic component we want to do in-house. So bear with me if I ask you a little bit more patient. But I read all your reports, I see. But allow us to wait still a few weeks, then we meet and will explain, and we'll show you with a clear presentation, I think the strategic part that we want to make here.
Thank you very much.I am showing no further questions at this time. I would now like to turn the conference back to Benedetto. Thank you very much. Please go ahead.
So, I think I want to thank all of you for your time, for your attention this afternoon and for all your questions. And also, believe me, this will be the last time I ask you to be patient to have a lot of answers because the next time we'll be in person, and I will — together with the team, we will reply all the questions. So the first quarter, really, of this, we just closed, represent another strong start.
The metric, as you have seen, are very good in all respect. And the next — in the Capital Market Day, we really want to outline our strategy for the year to come, and we will take all your questions. And I really am very much looking forward to seeing you here in June in Maranello. So thank you again. Good afternoon, and hope to see you soon. Bye-bye.
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"Pictures like this are taken all the time, but not necessarily filed all the time because they are so graphic," he says. "Most will hardly ever be seen by anyone."
"In Syria you see so much that's gory that you start to filter out what's not worth photographing ... You just know some pictures will never be used."
The very fact that Ms Demir's picture was not taken in Syria was a key part of the reaction, he says.
"This picture wasn't taken in a warzone, it wasn't taken in Syria ... The fact that this happened on a beach in Turkey has made people sit up and look."
Then there was the composition of the image, terrible but not gory as many of the worst war photographs inevitably are.
"The picture is shocking but half of what happens when you see it is subconscious - you are filling in the blanks," he says.
"It is a quite peaceful picture and in some ways quite respectful, but it makes you think immediately: what could have precipitated this? Why is a toddler dead on a beach?
Those thoughts are perhaps most visceral for parents. David Cameron echoed many reactions on Twitter when he said that, "as a father" he had been deeply moved.
Nicole Itano oversees all creative work for Save the Children, including photography. She is also the mother of a one-year-old girl.
"My first reaction was, my god, that could be my child, who has the same colour hair, the same chubby legs," she says.
"I've thought a lot about why that image really resonated. For years now, we've been seeing incredibly graphic images coming out of Syria and they haven't galvanised public response in the way this has.
"Part of what touched people about this picture is that it is shocking but it isn't graphic. He isn't maimed, he isn't bloodied, he looks like he could be sleeping except for the context.
"He looks like he could be any of our children."
Ms Itano says Save the Children does not have a hard and fast rule against using images of dead children. "Every case is different and has to be evaluated on a case by case basis," she says. In this case they didn't publish the image but they did link to an article in the Independent that did.
Many news organisations, including the BBC, decided against using the most graphic image of Alan's body. The Independent stood apart in publishing it in full, on its front page.
"It was not an easy decision," says the paper's deputy managing editor, Will Gore. "But our view was that this image was clearly something of a different order to images we'd seen before, and came at a time when the debate about what to do seemed to be getting nowhere.
"We felt very strongly that we needed to publish this image of this tragic child. The decision to use that particular image came down to the telling nature of it. The image a lot of people used of the boy being carried away is extraordinarily powerful, but we felt if we were going to show the real horror of what happened to him, that was the best image."
It is rare to see a picture of a dead body in a newspaper. Most organisations, including Save the Children, have a loose rule that images of corpses are not printed. That is for good reason, says Mr Gore; "It's right that we should use images of death rarely, otherwise they will lose their power."
And Mr Wintercross agrees: "There is a balance to be struck," he says. "I do think we play it too safe but it is difficult because what you absolutely can't do is bombard people. If there are five dead kids on a beach next week, where do you stop? How extreme do you go?"
Besides, there is no picture "that could go beyond this now", he says.
"People have seen a lot of other images from this war, but that image felt like the coming together of all of those other pictures and newsreels. It seems like everything culminated in that one picture."


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Audiences have a taste for plays that take real life historical events and add a unique twist. These often take the forms of modern political stories, such as 2017's Labour of Love, which uses the 2017 General Election as its jumping-off point, or even historical classics like Julius Caesar. For the latest production headed to the Harold Pinter Theatre, however, we will be asked to cast our minds back to the early 1990s and the events surrounding the Oslo Peace Accords.
It is a subject of great importance defined by the iconic photo of US President Bill Clinton alongside Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian Liberation Organisation leader Yasser Arafat shaking hands. But Oslo delves behind the scenes and looks at the discussions that took place well before that photo was taken.
And with that as the subject matter it is easy to see how this has become one of the most talked-about plays on the other side of the Atlantic in the last year. From critical acclaim to audience enthusiasm, its success led it to the 2017 Tony Awards and a win in the category of Best Play and now it heads to the West End to show the latest group of theatregoers why this is a must-see.
The focus is on two Norwegian diplomats near Oslo who were tasked with negotiations prior to the accords. Their meetings were a secret at the time but they involved organising seemingly impossible talks between Rabin and Arafat and as a result they make for some intriguing viewing as they are dramatised on the stage.
The production is directed by Bartlett Sher, who has previously found huge success with a range of productions on the other side of the Atlantic, winning awards along the way. Here in the UK he has directed productions like Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown at the Playhouse Theatre and Two Boys for the ENO.
His latest work sees him tackle a script by J. T. Rogers, whose previous plays have included Blood And Guts, Madagascar and Murmuring In A Dead Tongue, to name but a few.
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Surveillance: the "Sieve Theory" v. the "Mosaic Theory"
The Government Thinks It's Legal to Access Your Emails. This Theory Explains Why – Jane Chong at The New Republic:
"[T]he "sieve theory": the idea is that the filtration techniques the government applies to extract certain pieces of data should have implications for the legality of the initial acquisition of a much larger dataset to which the government would not otherwise be entitled. The sieve theory is kind of the converse of a much-better-understood theory of the Fourth Amendment. The "mosaic theory," as Fourth Amendment scholar Orin Kerr has dubbed it . . . That theory posits that many otherwise-insignificant and disparate data points can be combined to yield a highly revealing—and unconstitutionally invasive—composite. Like the mosaic theory, the sieve theory is built on the idea that constitutional protections do not attach to information per se but rather hinge on how that information gets processed and used. Just as privacy proponents use the mosaic theory to argue that bits of information not individually entitled to constitutional protections might be entitled to protections when aggregated, the government is effectively using the sieve theory . . . . . to argue that a large data set comprising information to which it might normally not be entitled should be produced anyway where the government both establishes its necessity and institutes satisfactory filters to prevent its misuse. Put more simply, the mosaic theory has been used to argue the unconstitutionality of certain types of government data collection. Conversely, the sieve theory is being used to argue the lawfulness of carefully conducted government data filtration."
More on the mosaic theory: Professor Orin Kerr's (GW Law School) law review article, "The Mosaic Theory of the Fourth Amendment," 111 Mich. L. Rev. 311 (2012).
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...but having two Chinese children join in the day after she arrived.
It was kind of a circus for two weeks I tell you.
With trying helplessly to learn the ropes of puppy-ownership to sleepless nights, to kids I wasn't sure if they were great ignorers or just non-English-understanders, to trying to feed everyone and keep everyone happy, most especially Dave who was pretty sure we made the worst decision of our lives (Bo), it was a little nutty around here.
I fell in love with all three "extras" but man alive, looking back it feels like it was kind of a blur. There were some pretty beautiful moments mixed right in with moments where I felt like I had multiple balls and chains attached to my legs and I was drowning while trying to juggle.
And I wondered how in the world I got to be so wimpy that I couldn't handle some extras.
The furry one, in particular, did a good job turning our life upside down right as she wrapped her way into each of our hearts. I'm telling you, we are in love with that girl while simultaneously she drives us bonkers.
And it didn't help that the vet let me know she is one of the most "dramatic" puppies he has ever given shots.
Great, just what we need is more drama around here!!
At first she was just so small and scared and hesitant, but she's found her voice (bark) and her bite (nipping at all of us) and we have melded into training and in many ways it's just like having a new baby again.
Oh it was no surprise, I'll tell you that.
We had braced ourselves for a big adjustment. But I'll admit I was still pretty taken aback the first time I stood in the pet isle at Target wondering what in Heaven's name we had gotten ourselves into!
Did people really use these things??
Poop scoopers and dog toothbrushes and wrench-like nail clippers?
And then there was the smell. Dogs smell, for those that aren't aware :) And now we all smell. And our house smells. And our clothes smell. And I wonder if we're just getting used to it or if the baths we've given her really help?
The first week I set my alarm to take her out every few hours until I got to the point where I was waking her up (from her crate) and decided (with the help of a wise neighbor) to let her sleep in our room and trust that she would wake me up when she needed to go out. And to my grand surprise, she slept until 5:30 the first time, then straight to 6:20 where she's stuck.
And it was like I was a new woman after that.
...except that I still had to watch her like a hawk every second because she was definitely not potty trained. Ha!
In a matter of two days my life had turned from doing whatever I wanted all day while my kids were at school to mostly just this.
Entertaining these cute girls while trying to figure out dog-hood.
That first week it was rainy and cold which made it everything a little trickier.
I want to remember this adjustment so that I'll remember not to ever do this again.
But do you know what? When I see things like this I think maybe I will.
All is right in the world with this puppy of ours.
She helps us wake up the girls in the morning and it makes waking up pretty delightful. I wonder how long that will last?
We all think it's the cutest thing on the planet how her ears flop up and down when she runs and how her whole body wiggles from her tail right up to her head when she gets excited. And the way she runs? Cutest darn thing around.
We found an awesome trainer who has come twice so far (we are hoping Bo will become a good "therapy dog" for Lucy), and so far this little pup of ours is a champion sitter on command and is on her way to a pretty great little schedule.
In the midst of that initial craziness my friend let us borrow her dog "playpen," and that too was a complete game-changer.
Dave and I smiled so big at each other that first afternoon when we didn't have to watch her like hawks because we didn't know when she would need to "go."
It was all bliss until she started realizing what a great climber she is.
She's fine in there as long as someone is right by her.
In the meantime, our little visitors kept themselves busy turning out all kinds of coloring creations.
One of their "jobs" was to learn a new English word each day and teach me a Chinese one. I learned more Chinese than I did when we lived in China I tell you!
The first couple nights they set up their own bed on the floor as happy as could be.
...gradually he's going to fall in love, I'm sure of it. Ha!
On our last day with the girls we met up with some friends at the zoo.
It was the perfect, glorious spring day and all was right in the world.
Those girls were so happy to have their parents back.
And with that, we wrapped it all up and bid goodbye.
Phew! If you made it this far you're a champ. Lots to remember from those two crazy weeks!
We can't miss those cute girls too much since we've still got our hands full with this furry friend of ours, but we'll be looking forward to their next visit when hopefully Bo will be as good as gold as they were!
I'm no dog expert but we do have two dogs and they had a certain "puppy smell" I thought it kinda smelled like tuna. They grew out of it :).
Congrats on surviving! What a great way to remember this incredible week! You deserve a lot of extra sleep this week and a gold medal! Bo climbing that cage just made me LOL! Sounds as though that dramatic little girl is going to fit just perfectly in your family....once you can figure out how to make it work.
Those girls are soooo cute and adorable!!!
Two questions! Where is the light from over your kitchen tables? And where do you find long rolls of white paper you use for all your signs? It doesn't look as wide as normal butcher paper like from schools.
Sounds like a crazy fun time! You're a champ, Shawni!
oh the dog smell. You'll get used to it. As long as you keep Bo clean and of course keep your house vacuumed (she doesn't shed as much as other dogs do if I remember her breed correctly) and wait it out, you won't notice anymore.... and you'll hope nobody else does too! Our dog is a black lab and she sheds pretty much all her hair every day (or so it seems) and that's a big part of the smell for me. So happy for you guys!
Believe me; we notice it even if you don't. The moment I step into a house I can tell if a dog lives there. This includes wealthy relatives that have their homes professionally cleaned.
OMG. Just because your family has become noseblind, doesn't mean everyone else who enters your home can't smell the dog stench. Trust me - they do smell it - and it is NASTY.
I don't laugh out loud at posts ever. Like ever. But seeing Bo climbing out of the baby gate about did me in. You would end up with a dramatic, climbing dog! What are the odds?? Thank you for sharing!
I have seriously been coveting your dark gray couches for a while now. Would you mind terribly sharing where you found them? Also, I'm kind of dying laughing at some of these comments about dog smell. Good thing your readers aren't forced to enter your home and smell your (adorable) pup!
That picture of bo climbing up the cage. Almost too cute to get mad at huh? SO CUTE! and I hope and am sure Dave will fall in love with her.
We find that blow drying our schnoodle on low/cool/warm after a bath makes her smell much cleaner. Also lather and rinse twice each bath. Bo is darling.


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The Importance of A Gender Lens in Analyzing the U.S. Protection System
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Gender is oftentimes a focal point of asylum cases in the United States. The U.S. protection framework has been fairly progressive in its interpretation of the immutability and importance of gender in ascertaining those who need protection and why an individual may be persecuted or in need of protection. Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the Circuit Courts and the Attorney General have all recognized certain instances where gender was an inherent component of an individual's past persecution or likely future persecution and offered protection on account of the connection between gender and persecution. The most famous cases of gender-based persecution are Matter of Kasinga, when Female Genital Mutilation was recognized as a form of persecution and the Matter of R-A when domestic violence was recognized as persecution. Asylum adjudicators, such as asylum officers and Immigration Judges, are trained on gender sensitivity and how to account for gender in individual cases. Additionally, forms of protection aside from asylum have been created or amended to protect those, particularly women that are fleeing from domestic violence, human trafficking and other crimes. Despite these tremendous efforts and achievements, a coherent gender[1] analysis is absent from the U.S. protection system, which creates an unequal and inequitable legal protection framework.
The U.S. asylum system as it currently operates regarding gender-based asylum claims reinforces a stereotype that women are primarily victims, in need of assistance and that sexual violence can have a greater priority than non-sexual violence. Within the U.S. asylum system, current political and legal rhetoric focuses on creating mechanisms for 'protecting' women 'victims' from a myriad of gender-specific forms of violence. These include sexual violence, rape, forced prostitution, forced marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), coercive family planning policies, honor killings, gender -based violence (GBV) and domestic violence. This focus hinders the development of a gender equitable system that would protect both men and women from all forms of violence and minimize the frameworks that reproduce gender stereotypes.
It is undeniable that these legal frameworks and precedents serve an important role in protecting women refugees and citizens in the U.S. and establish vital international standards, but simultaneously, they create a legal structure that reinforces the stereotype that women are victims and in need of protection. Furthermore, it monopolizes sexual violence while concurrently delegitimizing physical violence and the experiences of men and other women in conflict situations.
This point is best exemplified by the Violence Against Women Act. According to USCIS, "The VAWA provisions in the INA allow certain spouses, children, and parents of US citizens and certain spouses and children of permanent residents to file a petition for themselves without the abuser's knowledge. This allows victims to seek both safety and independence from their abuser, who is not notified about the filing." This is a tremendous advancement for immigrant spouses of abusive U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents to flee the abusive relationship without fear of losing status. The problem is that the name "Violence Against Women Act" implies that only women can apply and further suggests that only women are victims. Men often think that they are not eligible to apply for this form of relief, even thought USCIS clearly states, "The VAWA provisions, which apply equally to women and men."
Adopting a comprehensive gender lens would recognize the potential harm in utilizing the name of "the violence against women act" and encourage policy makers to adopt a more gender neutral name such as the "violence against spouses act" or something along those lines that would apply that both women and men can apply for this relief and that both women and men can be victims or abusers.
There are some clear practical concerns that coincide with these trends. A focus on female victimhood and sexual violence also runs the risk of unintentionally encouraging false claims of sexual violence. There is concern that immigration fraud is an ever-growing problem in the U.S. and fraudulent asylum claims are of extreme concern. There is a growing industry in the U.S. of malicious guidance from unqualified actors, notarios or unbarred attorneys or un-licensed legal councilors, in particular, encouraging, if not coaching, immigrants with the 'right' things to say to win an asylum case. This pervasive fraudulence has the real potential to undermine the entire foundation of the U.S. asylum system and could jeopardize future cases of real persecution.
Rape and other forms of sexual violence are indeed a threat and a reality for women (and men) living in both conflict areas and in non-conflict areas (especially the U.S.); special care should be given to victims of these types of crimes. The essential problem is that legal structures reinforce societal expectations, norms, beliefs and behaviors. The structure as it stands legitimizes the treatment of women as victims, and emphasizes sexual violence over non-sexual violence. Both women and men with different experiences and backgrounds are deserving of protection and opportunities, and the U.S. protection framework should strive to make this as much a reality as possible without being exclusionary or replicating negative stereotypes.
[1] For the purposes of this discussion, gender refers to the socially constructed roles ascribed to women and men, as opposed to biological and physical characteristics. Gender roles and expectations vary according to socioeconomic, political, and cultural contexts, and are affected by other factors, including age, class and ethnicity. If we are to adhere to this understanding, that masculinity and femininity are socially constructed and therefore changeable, it is necessary to adopt a gender lens when analyzing or creating policy, programs and laws, to determine how men and women are perceived, treated and benefit based on their biological sex. A gender lens recognizes disparities, unequal treatment and areas where improvements can be made.
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he is fi and playing it to the max! and congrats on the BFP great news! the icky bit isnt tho bet shes sick of it - no pun intended! im sure you'll love looking after 2. another baba - great!!
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happy birthday B congrats on DHs job - where will you be moving too?
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B2B hope you are ok bubs started nursery yesterday, hes going to be doing 2 days a week. we had 2 free 2hr sessions and he wasnt keen. was worried all day yesterday but he was okay and has made a lil friend. its his first time round lil people as thers nowt by us. he slept like a log too! and has been drinking 'big boy' milk (ie cows milk) which is a major break through!
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Almost everyone is familiar with the Starbucks delivery, but do you ever wonder when this brand began? Starbucks is probably the most well-known coffee companies on the planet, and here is the way they started their journey to international fame.
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We will be meeting at the store at 8:15(8:30 start time) this Saturday for the usual easy distance run. It sounds like we will be doing the same run we did 2 weeks ago where we headed up the trails towards Rock Creek and back down. Staying in the shade will probably be the best bet considering the heat index got up to 105 today.
I will be there fairly early in hopes of getting in a 15-17 mile long run; if anybody else wants to get in on that let me know.
Skipping to rest for the Leesburg 20k.
I think I am going to do an easy 7 now. I was going to do a long run but I am going to hop into the Leesburg 10k the next day.


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The National Wage Consultative Council Act 2011 obligates the government to review the minimum wage every two years. The last time the minimum wage was reviewed and increased was on February 1, 2020.
The wage increase will only apply to businesses in the private sector that have five employees or more.
Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan has said that the government is prepared to give leeway to businesses that have less than five employees, for one year. This can be extended upon approval from the Prime Minister. As such, employers who have less than five employees will have to pay the 1,500 ringgit minimum wage from January 1, 2023.
However, an employer whose business activities is classified under the Malaysia Standard Classification of Occupations (MASCO) must also pay the 1,500 ringgit (US$341), regardless of the number of employees they have.
The new minimum wage equates to:
57.69 ringgit (US$13.13) per day for employees working six days per week;
69.23 ringgit (US$15.76) per day for employees working five days per week; and
86.54 ringgit (US$19.70) per day for employees working four days per week.
The minimum wage for city council or municipal council areas
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"Are you on your own?"
"Are you sure you'll be okay? Do you have a map?"
I don't get negative comments when I'm wandering in mountains and Scottish bogs on my own, but people are surprised. Most people don't say anything. Many tell me it's great that I'm doing it. A few express concern that I'm not sufficiently experienced or equipped to take care of myself. But what runs through it all, is the surprise, especially when they realise I've done a big route or been further than they expect (or than them).
Why should they be surprised? Why is it notable that girls are competent in mountains? It's not notable when boys are. Why are girls in the mountains made a big deal of?
I strongly believe that as soon as climbing mountains is a normal respectable thing that some people do, both boys and girls jump at the chance to do it. At the moment though, in many circles it is a thing that weird girls do; it makes you somehow less of a girl. You are judged by people who aren't taking part. You are judged by people who are doing it. Why is that you, as a girl, are doing something most girls don't? It must be because you are somehow different.
This is a toxic (and infectious) mindset.
When I joined the scrambling and winter mountaineering club at university, there weren't really any other girls. That was quite a big thing for me, even though I was comfortable 'not being much of a girl'. I threw myself into it and became one of the guys. These guys are some of my best friends, they are the ones that taught me to drink real ale and whisky. These were the guys that taught me being one of the guys could lead to the best opportunities to climb big mountains. It's not that there was a macho culture there, but I felt more comfortable drinking beer and fitting in, despite my gender. That was the problem. It wasn't normal to be a girl that climbed mountains.
One of them once said:
"Most girls don't want to do what we do. There will never be many girls in the club, because they aren't interested."
I have never believed this, and I said so at the time. Girls don't join the club because there aren't girls in the club. People who have the self-confidence make it work. But even I felt a need to 'fit in', despite my experience. If I hadn't had that confidence in my own skills, I wouldn't have stuck around. I out-navigated the committee on the Fresher's trip, yet I still thought twice about whether I deserved to be there. When people don't see a role model like themselves doing something, they are much more hesitant to put themselves out there and do it. This is especially true for people who don't have the experience.
We changed this at York University. In one year. It is a microcosm, a tiny club at one University. But by pushing the visibility of female members, with a female captain and a lot of luck by having several keen and experienced girls, we created a club in which girls made up a significant proportion. And the less experienced people stuck around - for the first time in student memory (which in this club is a surprisingly long time). Nobody can say now that "girls just don't want to do it." If they lose the girls now, it's obvious they have done something wrong.*
*Before anyone says it - the club doesn't do different things now, in fact it does harder, more technical stuff than I've ever known. The girls push the level, because it doubles the participation numbers. It's a good thing for everyone.
Visibility of role models is so so important. It creates an environment where being a girl isn't weird or damaging. One where you don't have to change your behaviour in order to be 'one of the guys.' A lot of the girls in the club now don't drink beer and whisky, they drink 'girl' drinks and do 'girl' things. Climbing mountains has nothing to do with making you 'less of a girl'. As soon as you aren't the only girl that does it, that's obvious.
Breaking down these boundaries on a larger scale is much harder. In the university bubble, membership moves on completely every three or four years and it's a place where people are looking to take up new hobbies and do new things. It's also a much smaller club, 6 girls regularly attending trips and socials can be the difference between one girl and 50% girls. But changing things here is a start. And it proves that there is nothing innately improbable about women doing adventure sports; girls do want to do it, it's just a case of breaking down the barriers that stop them.
If this sort of change happened at every university, if every guy who climbed mountains believed there was a chance of equality and pushed female friends to join in with what they do, if media representation of women in the sport was equal to representation of men - things would change quickly. No one would be surprised to see me, a girl, climbing mountains. No girl would have to question whether they ought to be on the mountain. It would become normal.
Just like at York University, more would be achieved and records would be broken. More mountains would be climbed and more people would be outside appreciating the mountains in a responsible way. There would be more people to rebuild footpaths, more training opportunities, more mainstream media coverage of what we do as a community of mountaineers.
That would be great. Why hasn't it happened yet?
Frances Treveil
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I didn't grow up hiking, I only started at school through the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme and I got hooked. By the time I left university, was a qualified Mountain Leader, with extensive summer and winter mountaineering experience. I'd spent more time mountaineering than on my degree. Since then I've done everything I can to live in the mountains; ski touring, alpine climbing, multi-day hiking, and working my tits off 'cleaning toilets', and doing all those jobs that aren't glamorous, and don't pay what I could be earning in a soul sucking graduate job. This whole time, I've seen the barriers that are presented to women trying to get into outdoor sports. Most of these are psychological, from everyone; the people already doing the sport, people looking in from the outside, and women themselves.
My goal is to help change that. My goal is to get a few women to have the confidence to get outside, and fall in love with mountains. If I helped change that at university, it can't be impossible to do that at on a wider scale.
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FDA lifts formal ban on gay men as blood donors
Federal health officials are lifting the nation's 32-year-old lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, but major restrictions will continue to limit who can donate.
The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday it will replace the blanket ban with a new policy barring donations from men who have had sex with a man in the previous year. While the one-year-ban has been criticized by activists it matches policies in other countries, including Australia, Japan and the U.K.
Gay rights activists said the new policy is a "step in the right direction," but falls short.
"It continues to stigmatize gay and bisexual men," said David Stacy, of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest U.S. gay rights group. "It simply cannot be justified in light of current scientific research and updated blood screening technology."
Monday's policy shift was first announced in late 2014 and followed years of outreach by medical groups and gay rights groups who said the blanket ban no longer made sense. FDA officials signaled their agreement Monday, saying in a statement the change is "backed by sound science and continues to protect our blood supply."
The lifetime ban was put in place during the early years of the AIDS crisis and was intended to protect the blood supply from what was a then little-understood disease. But many medical groups, including the American Medical Association, argued that the policy was no longer supported by science, given advances in HIV testing.
All U.S. blood donations are screened for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. But there is a roughly 10-day window between initial infection and when the virus can be detected in the bloodstream. The American Red Cross estimates the risk of getting an HIV-positive blood donation is 1 in 1.5 million for U.S. patients. About 15.7 million blood donations are collected in the U.S. each year.
In 2006 the Red Cross, the American Association of Blood Banks, and America's Blood Centers called the ban "medically and scientifically unwarranted."
The FDA concluded that moving to a one-year abstinence requirement would not change the safety of the U.S. blood supply, based on data from Australia and other sources.
On the current blood donor questionnaire, men are asked if they have ever had sex with another man since 1977-- the start of the AIDS epidemic in the U.S. Potential donors who answer positively are barred from donating blood. The new questionnaire, as outlined by the FDA, would ask men if they have had sex with another man in the last 12 months.
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Dr. Dre confirmed yesterday that the first leak from Detox, "Kush" (feat. Snoop Dogg & Akon), was not the original single that he planned to run with, but said the record's overwhelming response may have changed his mind. Today, we have another rumored leak from Detox. With the help of Eminem, songstress Skyler Gray and hot streak producer Alex Da Kid, Dre gives more of what the game's been missing.


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In every executives heart of hearts, there is always a 'Dream Team'; a list of highly qualified individuals that he or she would love to have on their team.
One would assume that when introduced, those candidates and those hiring managers would be a match made in heaven, right?
Much to this recruiters chagrin, it doesn't always work out like that. Because there are very different factors that go into identifying, approaching, interviewing, and landing a candidate if you indeed choose to extend an offer.
There is a monumental difference in the way a company needs to 'court' a "Passive Candidate", as opposed to an "Active Candidate".
Active candidates are actively looking. They may have their resume posted on one of the job boards, and may in fact be unemployed.
Passive candidates are not looking to make a change. They are focused on working & often times killing it at work, and only become aware of the opportunity when a recruiter reaches out to them.
How a company takes a passive candidate through their interview process is critically important to the outcome of the process.
It is truly a shame when a hiring manager targets a specific candidate, saying she would love to have that person on her team.
When the recruiter delivers, and while everything else matches in terms of comp, location, career path, literally everything, & the deal falls apart because of the glacially slow timing of the interview process, & lack of communication, it is just such a lost opportunity, on both sides.


What Pesticides Are on Your Food?
Dear EarthTalk: How do I learn about what pesticides may be on the food I eat?
Along with the rise in the popularity of organic food has come an increased awareness about the dangers lurking on so-called "conventionally produced" (that is, with chemical pesticides and fertilizers) foods.
In general, fruits and vegetables with an outer layer of skin or rind that can be peeled and discarded are the safest in terms of pesticide residues. Most pesticides are sprayed on the outside of produce. So if you are going to toss the rind of that cantaloupe, you might as well save money and buy a conventional version. But a red pepper would be a different story: For those items consider it money well spent to go organic.
The non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG) lists a "dirty dozen" of fruits and vegetables with the highest pesticide load so that consumers know to look for organic varieties of them when possible. The dirty dozen are: apples, celery, strawberries, peaches, spinach, nectarines, grapes, sweet bell peppers, potatoes, blueberries, lettuce and kale/collard greens.
Another non-profit working hard to raise awareness about pesticide residues on foods is the Pesticide Action Network (PAN). The group's recently launched website and accompanying iPhone app called "What's On My Food" helps consumers know specifically which pesticide residues are likely ending up on their foods (and in their bloodstreams). In creating the database, PAN linked pesticide food residue data with the toxicology for each chemical and made the combined information easily searchable. "Pesticides are a public health problem requiring public engagement to solve," the group reports, adding that "What's On My Food" can be an important tool in raising awareness.
While the website version of "What's On My Food" is helpful for advance planning, the iPhone app is handy while plying the supermarket produce aisles to help decide whether to go for organic vegetables or stick with the cheaper conventional ones. For instance, the database shows that conventionally grown collard greens likely contains residues of some 46 different chemicals including nine known/probable carcinogens, 25 suspected hormone disruptors, 10 neurotoxins and eight developmental/reproductive toxins—not to mention 25 different compounds known to be harmful to honeybees. Spending a little quality time on the website or app is enough to drive anyone to more organic food purchasing.
CONTACTS: Andrew Weil, www.drweil.com; PAN, www.whatsonmyfood.org; EWG, www.ewg.org.


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New Release Review and Giveaway: JUST YOU by Jane Lark (Starting Out #2)
An interracial New Adult book…
Just You by Jane Lark
(Starting Out #2)
Published by: Harper Impulse
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
The morning after the New Year's Eve before…
Waking up to a new year with a killer hangover and hazy memories of a seriously hot hook-up the night before leaves Portia in an awkward situation… Did I, or didn't I? The only way she's going to find out is by standing up to the guy in question.
With no regrets, Justin is willing to play the gentleman and save Portia her embarrassment. Only then he gets a text saying, come over… and he's not gonna lie – this is friends with a lot of benefits!
But no matter how good the sex is, there's one thing Justin's not down with: being this shallow rich girl's dirty little secret…
Just You is a short, easy-to-read story about two coworkers who might not have given each other a chance…except for a drunken encounter in a hot tub on New Year's Eve. Just You is the second in the series, but it works well as a standalone. I have not read book one (I Found You), and except for a bit at the end where it appears a storyline that started in I Found You has some drama that will continue in a future book, nothing here really depended on having read the first book.
I found Justin to be a more sympathetic character overall. The relationship he had with his brothers and the respect he had for his mother was absolutely great. He was very good to Portia, even when she was being a bit of a witch, and he called her out when she went over the line. I was definitely cheering for him throughout the book.
Portia wasn't a bad character overall–her heart was ultimately in the right place and she had some definite justification for her issues–but for most of the book Justin was the more mature and level-headed one in their relationship. She definitely grew on me as the story progressed, though.
That being said, no twenty-something guy from the Bronx is going to ask a girl if she "fancies" going somewhere or doing something…ever. Justin also had a tendency to tack a "yeah?" on the end of his sentences, another Britishism that seemed out of place for a guy who grew up on a street where people getting shot in drivebys is apparently a common occurance. Just like when Portia, who grew up with money and went to boarding school talks about going to "Macky D's" (which is apparently street slang for McDonald's–I've only heard it shortened to Mickey D's, so I don't know where she would have picked the other one up given her background), these things threw me out of the story for a few disconcerting moments.
The interracial relationship was nicely handled here, which was a plus. On the minus side, most of the major conflicts in the story were resolved a bit too easily and neatly to be believed. Still, Just You was an enjoyable way to pass a few weekend hours.
Rating: 3 1/2 stars / C
Jane is a writer of authentic, passionate, and emotional historical and New Adult romance and is the author of a No.1 bestselling Historical Novel, The Illicit Love of a Courtesan as well as a Kindle overall Top 25 bestselling author.
She began her first historical novel at sixteen, but a life full of adversity derailed her as she lives with the restrictions of Ankylosing Spondylitis.
When she finally completed a novel it was because she was determined not to reach forty still saying, I want to write.
Now Jane is writing a Regency series as well as contemporary New Adult stories and she is thrilled to be giving her characters life in others' imaginations at last.
You might think that Jane was inspired to write by Jane Austen, especially as she lives near Bath in the United Kingdom, but you would be wrong. Jane's favourite author is Anya Seton, and the book which drew her into the bliss of falling into historical imagination was Katherine a story crafted from reality.
Jane has drawn on this inspiration to discover other real-life love stories, reading memoirs and letters to capture elements of the past, and she uses these to create more realistic plots.
'Basically I love history and I am sucker for a love story. I love the feeling of falling in love; it's wonderful being able to do it time and time again in fiction.'
Jane is also a Charter Member of the Institute of Personnel and Development in the United Kingdom, and uses this special understanding of people to bring her characters to life.
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House of Commons Library
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Library of the UK House of Commons
The House of Commons Library is the library and information resource of the lower house of the British Parliament. It has adopted the phrase "Contributing to a well-informed democracy" as a summary of its mission statement.
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The Library was established in 1818 and a purpose-designed library was built for it by Sir John Soane and completed in 1828. This building, along with much of the mediaeval Palace of Westminster, to which it was added, was destroyed by fire in 1834.
In the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster by Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, the Library was given four large rooms on the river front of the principal floor of the new palace, each 40 feet by 25 feet and some 20 ft high. This suite was fully opened by 1852, and two additional rooms added in the mid/late 1850s. One of these was to compensate for the loss of Room D, which was taken over by Speaker Denison and his successors as their private library (It was not restored until the 1960s).
The Library was stocked with some 30,000 books majoring in history, topography, literature, biography and politics, as well as the official papers of the House. Almost alone among contemporary parliamentary libraries, from about 1860 onwards, the staff were given free rein to determine the scope of the collection.
In 1945-46, the House of Commons reorganised its library on modern lines. A Research Division was created, to provide briefings to Members, and to answer their individual detailed enquiries on a confidential and non-partisan basis. A modern reference library was created in the former Map Room, which had been previously equipped with pull-down maps of all parts of the world.
The Public Information Office (now House of Commons Information Office), was set up in 1978. Electronic publication began in 1978, when the Library contributed to the Prestel viewdata system. Computerisation of the Library's information systems began in 1979 with the creation of POLIS, the Parliamentary On-Line Information System.
The total holdings are about 350,000 print items, plus journals and official papers, together with extensive on-line and electronic sources. The Library is not a mandatory or copyright deposit library, unlike the British Library and the Library of Congress. Some of the older book stock was placed on permanent loan in 2004 with the British Museum, to populate the King's Library there (the original King's Library bookstock having been transferred to the British Library at St Pancras). It is the official custodian of the House's printed records.
In 2008 the Library was incorporated into the new Department of Information Services following a Review of Management and Services of the House of Commons conducted by Sir Kevin Tebbit. However, research, information and library services continue to be provided to Members of Parliament and their staff under the House of Commons Library banner. The Department of Information Services is also responsible for information services for the public including Parliament's Education Service, the House of Commons Information Office, Visitor Services and the Web & Intranet Service.
The Library today
The Library provides four core services to the House, Members and their staff:
A confidential enquiry service for Members and their staff covering all subjects of parliamentary interest. Some 19,200 substantive requests ("logged enquiries") were received in 2010/11.
Briefings for the House and Members generally covering the business of the House and other issues of parliamentary concern. 83 Research Papers (around half on bills before the House) and 187 Debate Packs were produced in 2010/11. 494 new Standard Notes were published in the year and around 1,200 were updated at least once. Research Papers and most Standard Notes are generally available via the Parliament Website.
Library services including reading rooms, book loans, on-line resources and reference collections. The Library is one of the main common spaces of the Houses of Parliament; Members use it for conversation, discussion and relaxation as well as consulting information sources. Reading room facililities for Members' Staff are provided in the Derby Gate Library.
Training and guidance in the use of information, particularly online resources and Library services.
In 2011, the Library had 150 staff, and occupied premises outside the Palace of Westminster (principally to old Whitehall Club at no.1 Derby Gate) as well as within it. Many of the staff have specialist qualifications in, for instance, law, statistics, and various aspects of public affairs, or librarianship. Staff of the Library are not, and have never been, employed by the civil service; they serve, and provide completely impartial advice and analysis to, Members of Parliament.
Although Members of the House of Lords may by courtesy use the Library, the House of Lords has a separate Library (and equally fine set of rooms).
The Library is not open to the general public, though information about the history and work of the Commons can be supplied by the House of Commons Information Office. Arrangements can often be made for members of the public who wish to use resources of the Library not available elsewhere to have access to them in the Parliamentary Archives.
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1831 Thomas Vardon
1867 Ralph Walpole
1908 Austin Smyth
1937 John Kitto
1946 Hilary Saunders
1950 Strathearn Gordon
1967 David Holland
1976 David Menhennet
1991 Dermot Englefield
1993 Jennifer Tanfield
2000 Priscilla Baines
2004 John Pullinger
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